Infant Mortality Reduction by the Mass Administration of Azithromycin

PHASE4Active, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

694,400

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 4, 2021

Primary Completion Date

January 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

January 30, 2026

Conditions
Child Mortality
Interventions
DRUG

Azithromycin

Azithromycin is a macrolide-type antibiotic that is used to treat various types of infections. Previous studies in Niger have demonstrated a nearly 18% reduction in all-cause child mortality following biannual mass administration to children 1-59 months.

DRUG

Placebo

Matching identical placebo in packaging, appearance, and taste.

Trial Locations (3)

94158

University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco

Unknown

Centre de Recherche en Sante de Nouna, Nouna

Helen Keller International, Ouagadougou

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Helen Keller International

OTHER

collaborator

Centre de Recherche en Sante de Nouna, Burkina Faso

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

OTHER

lead

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER